Smarties
- noun
- Informal
:
listillo
- The teachers nicknamed the top students the Smarties for always finding clever solutions.
Examples
-
He sometimes gets teased as one of the Smarties because he always finishes his work early.
-
Whenever there is a tough question, the Smarties in class are the first to answer.
-
She's such a Smartie for solving that puzzle so quickly.
-
Why do you always act like a Smartie in class?
-
The teachers often call the brightest kids in class the Smarties because they always have the best answers.
-
During the quiz, the Smarties in the group quickly helped each other with their clever ideas.
-
He is considered a Smartie among his friends for easily solving complex math problems.
Synonyms
43
7.4
A person who makes clever or rude jokes to seem smart
31
8.2
A person who is very smart and good at solving hard problems
30
7.7
A person who acts like they know everything and annoys others
25
6.5
A person who is very clever
12
9.6
Acting annoyingly clever by making rude or sarcastic remarks
8
9.9
A person who makes rude, clever remarks to annoy others
5
7.5
A person who acts as if they know everything and annoys others
2
9.6
A person who acts as if they know everything and annoys others
2
9.9
A person who makes rude clever remarks to annoy others
1
9.4
A person who says clever things to annoy or upset others
1
4.6
A small round coloured sweet or a cheeky clever person
1
8.5
A person who shows off knowledge and annoys others
1
7.1
A person who often makes short funny or sarcastic remarks
A person who annoys others by acting like they know everything and making sarcastic remarks
A person who acts smart to annoy or show off
A person who often says short clever comments to make people laugh
A rude word people use to praise someone very clever and tricky
How Smart
252
4.9
573
1.7
- Informal
- Informal
1
5.2
- Offensive
5
7.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smarties comes from the word smart, which means 'clever', plus the friendly plural -ies that turns it into a name for people. So Smarties means 'the clever ones' and is often used as a playful or teasing name for students who show off their smarts.